Milton L. Shurr collection

Identifier: irn85074
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn85074

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Milton L. Shurr.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of unused concentration camp prisoner badges relating to the experiences of Milton L. Shurr, an officer with the United States Army, Civilian Affairs Unit, attached to the 1st Army, sent to provide aid to the inmates of the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany in April 1945.

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Displaying items 1 to 11 of 11

Unused red triangle concentration camp patch with an A found by US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, red inverted triangle badge with the letter A found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-May 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The red cloth was to identify the inmate as a political prisoner. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. The patch would be attached on the left breast of the jacket or on the pants leg. First Lt. Shurr assisted in the planning for D-Day, June 6, 1944, and joined the Civil Affairs Unit. He landed on Omaha Beach soon after the invasion to organize medical supplies. He was placed with the 1st...
Unused green triangle concentration camp patch with an S found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1001
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Green inverted triangle badge with a black letter S found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-May 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The green cloth would identify a convicted criminal. The letter would signify camp status or nationality. S is likely for Sicherungsverwahrte [Preventive Custody), a term often used by the SS to hold indefinitely a person who had completed their prison sentence, but whom the SS considered socially undesirable and not fit to be released into German society. It was often used to keep homosexuals from bei...
Unused black triangle concentration camp patch found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1002
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, blank black triangle patch found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-May 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The black cloth signified that the inmate was classed as asocial, a term used for those considered too deviant, lazy, or selfish to contribute to society. This flexible category could include addicts and alcoholics, the disabled, homeless, homosexuals, pacifists, or Roma. The patch would be attached on the left breast of the jacket or on the pants leg. First Lt. Shurr assisted in the planning for D-Day, June 6, 1944, a...
Unused red triangle concentration camp patch with an E found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1003
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, red inverted triangle badge with the letter E found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-May 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The red cloth was to identify the inmate as a political prisoner. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. E was used for intellectuals or influential inmates sent to be reformed or re-educated. The patch would be attached on the left breast of the jacket or on the pants leg. First Lt. Shurr assisted in the planning for D-Day, June 6, 1944, and joined the Civil Affairs Unit. He landed on Omah...
Unused red triangle concentration camp patch with an F found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1004
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, red inverted triangle badge with the letter F found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-May 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The red cloth was to identify the inmate as a political prisoner. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. F could be for French [Franzosischer.] The patch would be attached on the left breast of the jacket or on the pants leg. First Lt. Shurr assisted in the planning for D-Day, June 6, 1944, and joined the Civil Affairs Unit. He landed on Omaha Beach soon after the invasion to organize medic...
Unused red triangle concentration camp patch with an I found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1005
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, red inverted triangle badge with the letter I found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-May 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The red cloth was to identify the inmate as a political prisoner. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. I is likely for Italian. The patch would be attached on the left breast of the jacket or on the pants leg. First Lt. Shurr assisted in the planning for D-Day, June 6, 1944, and joined the Civil Affairs Unit. He landed on Omaha Beach soon after the invasion to organize medical supplies. H...
Unused red triangle concentration camp patch with an L found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1006
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, red inverted triangle badge with the letter L found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-May 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The red cloth was to identify the inmate as a political prisoner. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. The patch would be attached on the left breast of the jacket or on the pants leg. First Lt. Shurr assisted in the planning for D-Day, June 6, 1944, and joined the Civil Affairs Unit. He landed on Omaha Beach soon after the invasion to organize medical supplies. He was placed with the 1st...
Unused yellow triangle concentration camp patch with a U found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1007
- English
- overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, yellow triangle badge with a black letter U found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-June 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp. The yellow cloth would mark the inmate as Jewish. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. The letter U could be for Ungarisch (Hungarian]. Patches were usually applied with the triangle inverted, or point down. However, there were combination badges: 2 overlapped triangles, 1 upright, 1 inverted, formed a Judenstern or Star of David. Or a yellow triangle might be placed over a black triangle to identify...
Unused yellow triangle concentration camp patch with a U found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1008
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, yellow triangle badge with a black letter U found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-June 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp. The yellow cloth would mark the inmate as Jewish. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. The letter U could be for Ungarisch (Hungarian]. Patches were usually applied with the triangle inverted, or point down. However, there were combination badges: 2 overlapped triangles, 1 upright, 1 inverted, formed a Judenstern or Star of David. Or a yellow triangle might be placed over a black triangle to identify...
Unused yellow triangle concentration camp patch with a U found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1009
- English
- overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, yellow triangle badge with a black letter U found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-June 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp. The yellow cloth would mark the inmate as Jewish. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. The letter U could be for Ungarisch (Hungarian]. Patches were usually applied with the triangle inverted, or point down. However, there were combination badges: 2 overlapped triangles, 1 upright, 1 inverted, formed a Judenstern or Star of David. Or a yellow triangle might be placed over a black triangle to identify...
Unused yellow triangle concentration camp patch with a U found by a US military aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1010
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused, yellow triangle badge with a black letter U found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, in April-June 1945 at the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp. The yellow cloth would mark the inmate as Jewish. The letter indicated camp status or nationality. The letter U could be for Ungarisch (Hungarian]. Patches were usually applied with the triangle inverted, or point down. However, there were combination badges: 2 overlapped triangles, 1 upright, 1 inverted, formed a Judenstern or Star of David. Or a yellow triangle might be placed over a black triangle to identify...